Thomas Cloud, Author at The Imaginative Conservative

About Thomas Cloud

Thomas Cloud is pursuing his Ph.D. in Political Science at Louisiana State University with an emphasis in Political Theory. He has a Masters in Politics from Hillsdale College and a B.A. in Economics and History from The University of Washington.

Video Games: The Rising Art

By Thomas Cloud|2026-07-09T11:43:38-05:00April 21st, 2014|Categories: Art, Ayn Rand, Culture, Literature, Music|

I believe video games are art. I don’t think that’s a very controversial thing to say anymore, but it bears repeating. It’s true that Lord of the Flies comes to mind now and again if I play a cooperative game with my friends. It’s also true that video games can be dangerously addictive. But in moderation, [...]

The Sports Obsession of a Lonely City

By Thomas Cloud|2014-04-10T14:51:39-05:00March 28th, 2014|Categories: Community, Sports|Tags: Cities|

I’m from Seattle (the area if you want to be picky). Now I know that everyone likes to brag about their city being a sports town, but Seattle takes the cake. How else do the Mariners continue to have fans? Why is soccer actually popular here? And why the heck won’t the NBA move back!? [...]